There are 50 marbles of 3 colors: blue yellow and black The probability of picking up a blue marble is 3/10 and that of picking up a yellow marble is 1/2 The probability of picking up a black ball is
1/4
4/5
1/5
1/10
A
1/5
B
4/5
C
1/4
D
1/10
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P(blue)=310=1550,i.e., there are 15 blue marbles P(yellow)=12=2550,i.e., there are 25 yellow marbles ∴ Number of black marbles=10 ∴ P(black)=1050=15
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